There are a huge number of reasons why you should start taking vitamin preparations. Doctors recommend such drugs to pregnant and lactating women, children in young and teenage years, the elderly. Among the many vitamin complexes, the drug Aevit was widely used. The instruction describes in detail the properties that the medication possesses, its composition and recommendations for use. Let's consider in more detail what this drug is.
Product Description
With the modern rhythm of life, many people have a deficiency of vitamins, which leads to the development of various pathological conditions. Bad habits, living in adverse conditions, constant stresses worsen the situation. Aevit vitamins are a good support for the human body.
Instructions for use indicate that this is a combined tool that has a versatile effect on the system. It can be used both for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes. With the help of this medication, you can significantly improve your overall health.
Several Russian and Ukrainian pharmaceutical companies are releasing the medicine. The average cost ranges from 35-45 rubles per pack. Instructions for use "Aevita" warns of the need for prior consultation with a specialist regarding treatment with a vitamin drug.
Release form
Currently on sale you can find a tool in the form of gelatin capsules and a solution for injection. Soft capsules are spherical in shape and are filled with a light yellow oily liquid. Sometimes their color may be slightly darker, which does not affect the therapeutic effectiveness of the drug. Capsules are packaged in contour cells of 10 or 20 pieces.
"Aevit" injection solution for use describes as a slightly viscous liquid with a yellowish tint. The solution is packaged in ampoules of 1 ml. One package contains 10 such ampoules with medicinal fluid.
Composition
The vitamin complex contains only two active substances - vitamins A and E. They have powerful therapeutic properties and bring great benefits to the body. One capsule contains 100,000 IU of retinol palmitate and 1 g of alpha-tocopherol acetate.
According to the instructions for use, Aevit capsules also contain additional substances: glycerin, gelatin, sunflower oil, preservatives E 219 and E 216.
How does it work?
Vitamin A (retinol) is essential for normal vision, because it is part of the visual pigments. It contributes to the development of visual purpura of rhodopsin, necessary for the adaptation of vision in the dark. Retinol is actively involved in the following processes:
- accelerates the growth of epithelial cells;
- helps to keep the skin supple and supple;
- necessary for the development of the placenta and embryo during pregnancy;
- provides proper bone formation;
- needed for the formation of germ cells in men and women;
- strengthens nails and hair follicles.
Instructions for the use of vitamins "Aevit" claims that a combination remedy helps fight free radicals. Tocopherol (vitamin E) acts as an antioxidant. This component is considered a source of beauty that helps prolong youth. Vitamin accelerates blood circulation in small vessels, normalizes metabolic processes, participates in the activity of the nervous system, improves the immune system. Tocopherol is necessary for tissue respiration and maintaining reproductive function.
Indications for the appointment of "Aevita"
Everyone knows about the benefits of vitamins and how important it is to regularly provide the body with these substances in full. According to the instructions for capsules "Aevit", the drug will be effective in deficiency of tocopherol and retinol. These are fat-soluble compounds that accumulate in the body and are part of the natural processes of metabolism. Lack of vitamins is expressed in the form of problems such as dryness and peeling of the skin, small wrinkles, seborrhea, dandruff, vision and heart muscle function deteriorate.
Use for treatment the Aevit vitamin complex; the application instruction recommends in the following cases:
- With obliterating atherosclerosis of blood vessels.
- Peripheral neuropathy.
- Vitamin deficiency and hypovitaminosis.
- Systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Violation of the liver and organs of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Ophthalmic ailments.
- Depression and stress.
- Crohn's disease.
- Alcohol or nicotine addiction.
- Hyperthyroidism.
- Hair loss.
- Dermatological diseases.
Mode of application
Vitamins "Aevit" instruction recommends taking 1 capsule per day. Such a dose of active components completely covers the daily requirement of the body for these substances. In acute deficiency of tocopherol and retinol, the dosage of the drug can be increased to two capsules per day.
The standard duration of treatment is 1 month. As a prophylaxis, therapy with the Aevit vitamin complex recommends that the instructions for use be taken several times a year. The break between courses should be at least three months.
Application in gynecology
The vitamin complex has a positive effect on the reproductive female system and contributes to the normalization of hormonal levels. To ensure proper development of the fetus during pregnancy, specialists also often recommend taking (according to the instructions) Aevit. Reviews of doctors say that this drug helps to recover faster after childbirth and speeds up the healing process of the mucous tissues of the uterine cavity.
Women suffering from heavy and painful menstruation should also pay attention to the vitamin complex in question. In the treatment of mastopathy, it is often included in the complex therapy. Retinol will be effective in estrogen imbalance, and tocopherol prevents clogging of the ducts of the mammary glands with dead epithelial cells.
During pregnancy, the “Aevit” remedy is intended for use by expectant mothers only as directed by a doctor. An excess of vitamins A and E can adversely affect the development of the fetus. It is strictly forbidden to take this medication in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Skin Benefits
The most affordable vitamins to improve the condition of the skin is the Aevit complex. Capsules instructions for use are strongly recommended for use in a variety of dermatological and cosmetological problems. Women who have dry skin type and have a tendency to peeling, it is necessary to undergo a course of therapy with this vitamin.
A complex containing retinol and tocopherol will help get rid of small facial wrinkles and the first signs of skin aging. In professional cosmetology, external products containing these organic compounds are often used. Capsules can be used for home skin care. The instruction "Aevita" says that the product has a mild effect and does not cause irritation of the epidermis. The oily solution contained in the capsules can be added to the cream or applied directly to the skin of the face.
Taking the medication orally, you can achieve significant success in the fight against wrinkles and dry skin. The duration of treatment is only 1 month. The first positive changes can be seen a few weeks after the start of taking the vitamin product: the skin will become more elastic, toned, the number of inflammations will decrease.
Contraindications
Instructions for use "Aevita" warns about the presence of contraindications to the appointment of this drug. Limitations, first of all, concern persons with hypersensitivity or intolerance to the components of the vitamin preparation. Strict contraindications include age up to 14 years, hypervitaminosis due to an excess of tocopherol and retinol in the body, thyrotoxicosis, circulatory disorders, severe liver pathology, glomerulonephritis.
Under the supervision of a specialist, taking Aevit capsules allows patients suffering from gallstone disease, viral hepatitis, cholecystitis, hypoprothrombinemia, renal failure, and liver cirrhosis. With caution, take a vitamin preparation after a myocardial infarction, sarcoidosis, and with an increased risk of thromboembolism. Without prior medical advice, you should not use the medication for increased permeability of blood vessels and decompensated heart failure.
Side effects
Can side effects occur while taking Aevita? Instructions for use and reviews of people indicate that the drug causes negative reactions extremely rarely. Side effects usually occur in cases where the patient has an increased sensitivity to any component in the composition of the drug. They appear in the form of allergies (redness and itching of the skin), rashes, peeling of the epidermis, nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. Sometimes hyperthermia develops, severe sweating, lethargy, and headache appear. With an excess of tocopherol and retinol in the body, alopecia, seborrhea, and an increase in cerebrospinal fluid pressure may occur.
Reviews
According to numerous reviews, "Aevit" is a fairly effective vitamin complex that helps to cope with various pathogenic conditions. The drug has earned a huge number of positive recommendations from patients. Women in the responses note that the vitamins in the composition of the medicine help improve the condition of the skin of the face, eliminate the symptoms of vitamin deficiency.
How to replace?
Is it possible to choose an analogue of these vitamins? "Aevit" instructions for use recommend replacing with another drug in case of side effects.
The tool does not have structural analogues, and therefore, most often, experts prescribe such multivitamin complexes as Complivit, Alphabet, Decamevit, and Multi-Tabs.